Homebrew — My Own Relay Computer
As a grown up, I now had the time, the money, the knowledge, the patience, and the determination to complete this long-abandoned childhood project.
As a grown up, I now had the time, the money, the knowledge, the patience, and the determination to complete this long-abandoned childhood project.
The Moon was in; Saturn and Mars were out.
I suspect the future is probably weirder than the Singularity (it’s usually weirder than we think). But the popularity of the Singularity tells us something about our present day.
DIY is essentially the slow way. To do it your own way allows you to optimize for values that are important to you.
Magic is in the mind of a fifth-grader near you.
Martin Gardner generously agreed to share with MAKE readers a few magic tricks based on mathematical principles that can be described briefly and performed with no sleight-of-hand skills.
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself.